A Hint To Congress

Aceórditig to our private advioee from ViekVbtirg and oiher points on liiü Mississippi ivi-ï-, a betited dispute s now u:!!er vvay betvveen the military, naval and trensury ofiiomla in that quarIöe toucbhig tiicir reageoüye fihares of' plunder taki-n iVorn llio ur;fortmi;r.e j-.eüple oí tin; l.'iwer MiSeissippi valiiiy. It s even BtMted thai thu military inoveniöiits which ure on the tupis are suffpenrlêd unül the plunderers come tó sume kind of a aottlament. Neither ! u -;t Til SliLTiDiin nor A.cliniral I'orter bnve disu!'iu:i:d ihfiiis(!lvi.s by öoriS ty ith iho c;)tton tliiuvus j hut it is eertain wi al Fpftk Blaireha"r;ed gainst tlio ti::isury nfficials on the Miwiissipp! is'iröej and that ccrtain naval and nüitavy gei.tleniL'n aro as iloei in tha nriud as lliu (reaiiry géht.s are in the mire. [I allegad thnt out of iiíiy tUoimUnd bilta of i-oitmi seiz d in Ue neigh'orhi 'tv i ftl Yick.-'iiiry Fiuo$iU capture, loss ih.tn oiití huiitlre;! Lfiiles have been Uiraed pyer lo tbc govèrnment, the rest havirig beun inadé tho personal spoil of iis tnn: :' y sjikI military agènw. And iriis is L)"ut one itistancb of hut ia of constant eonturrence, along the lfne of' the Mlaiösippi rivier. This u matter of natimia! motnent, nrid Cóngr8g B&oukl proiftly piisá u pesohition upoa Mr. Cliaso to fürnish the uüiount ot' cottori and otlui,1 ji;un'i-ty seized bv tiis ayeuts, aiid also ilio aiiiüuut tnrnd ovor Eor ilio benefit of tho n;Uioi);il tri-iisu:y It' a correct statement 'ro reniieivd, it uouki est.ililish at on.ee ejtc the tyuth l'alsity of the disyia eful yharges wh'ich havei buen cipi-iily made in thu Bouse ngainst t,he Treasury I)e]artinei)t. AjUpinrnjs giot) to iiiqiiire iirto the preciso condition of tliings oñ tbe Sjifsissijipi is uls: very miiüh neeJed. Will Congreas take the hint ?